Charles Ssonko of Médecins sans Frontières describes the role of community groups in maintaining access to antiretroviral drugs for patients in Central…
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General Community ART groups: bringing HIV treatment closer to patient’s homes and to communities in conflictRead more
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General Mobilizing the Research Community for TB – The Time Is NowRead more
Els Torreele, the Executive Director of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s Access Campaign, suggests ways world leaders can use this week’s first ever…
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Call for Papers PLOS Medicine Special Issue: New Tools and Strategies for Tuberculosis Diagnosis, Care, and EliminationRead more
We’ve extended the submission deadline! The new deadline for research submissions is November 16th. The editors of PLOS Medicine together with guest…
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Big Food The Sickness Lurking Beneath World Cup FeverRead more
While watching the World Cup, Dean Schillinger was reminded of the ongoing back-and-forth matchup between the soda industry and public health advocates. Last…
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Collections Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo endsRead more
PLOS will no longer actively triage Ebola content for expedited review, but will continue to update the Ebola Channel with new content…
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Conference news The Power of the Pediatrician’s Voice: Reflections on PAS 2018Read more
Organizers and award recipients from the 2018 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting describe talks that left a lasting impression. The Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS)…
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General A Focused Intervention: The Provider’s Role in Firearm Violence PreventionRead more
Update: There’s a new educational video for health care providers from the What You Can Do initiative, Preventing Firearm-Related Injury and Death: A…
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Channels The Antimicrobial Resistance Channel – uniting the four pillars of AMR researchRead more
PLOS, in collaboration with the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), is delighted to launch the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Channel. This…
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General In Honor of the late Dr. Stanley FalkowRead more
Ralph Isberg, Editorial Advisor and former Section Editor for PLOS Pathogens, remembers his friend, colleague, and mentor Stanley Falkow, and reflects on…
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General Revealing the Rest of the Iceberg: The Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials (RIAT) Support Center & Grant CompetitionsRead more
Peter Doshi and colleagues announce the formation of the RIAT Support Center and grant competitions aimed at facilitating publication of previously misreported…
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Malaria Optimism, but Obstacles Abound for the Future of Malaria ControlRead more
PLOS Medicine Specialty Consulting Editor Lorenz von Seidlein reports that highlights from the Pan African Malaria Conference and the Malaria Summit portend…
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General Is a Malaria-free Bangladesh Possible?Read more
After their recent trip to Bangladesh, and in honor of World Malaria Day, Kasturi Haldar, Editor-in-Chief of PLOS Pathogens, along with Bernard…